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The high street retailer says its 'handpicked' selection is 'perfect' for travel lovers, beauty lovers, or anyone prepping for a much-deserved glow-up

James Moughton, 71, won the keys to a luxurious beachside property in West Sussex in the latest Omaze Million Pound House Draw.

With the nation becoming more and more health conscious about ultra-processed foods, it's no surprise that London commuters are opting to swap their sandwiches for more nutritious salads.

Senator Dick Durbin questioned a Texas-led effort to move Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space Center Houston, describing it as an expensive "heist" costing an estimated $305 million, not the $85 million initially budgeted. "This is not a transfer. It's a heist," said Durbin during a budget markup hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee. "A heist by Texas because they lost a competition 12 years ago." In April, Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz introduced legislation to move the Space Shuttle Discovery from Virginia to Houston, which ultimately passed into law on July 4 as part of the "One Big Beautiful Bill." Ars Technica reports: "In the reconciliation bill, Texas entered $85 million to move the space shuttle from the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia, to Texas. Eighty-five million dollars sounds like a lot of money, but it is not nearly what's necessary for this to be accomplished," Durbin said. Citing research by NASA and the Smithsonian, Durbin said that the total was closer to $305 million and that did not include the estimated $178 million needed to build a facility to house and display Discovery once in Houston. Furthermore, it was unclear if Congress even has the right to remove an artifact, let alone a space shuttle, from the Smithsonian's collection. The Washington, DC, institution, which serves as a trust instrumentality of the US, maintains that it owns Discovery. The paperwork signed by NASA in 2012 transferred "all rights, interest, title, and ownership" for the spacecraft to the Smithsonian. "This will be the first time ever in the history of the Smithsonian someone has taken one of their displays and forcibly taken possession of it. What are we doing here? They don't have the right in Texas to claim this," said Durbin. [...] To be able to bring up his points at Thursday's hearing, Durbin introduced the "Houston, We Have a Problem" amendment to "prohibit the use of funds to transfer a decommissioned space shuttle from one location to another location." He then withdrew the amendment after having voiced his objections. "I think we're dealing with something called waste. Eighty-five million dollars worth of waste. I know that this is a controversial issue, and I know that there are other agencies, Smithsonian, NASA, and others that are interested in this issue; I'm going to withdraw this amendment, but I'm going to ask my colleagues be honest about it," said Durbin. "I hope that we think about this long and hard." "I am glad to see this pass as part of the Senate's One Big Beautiful Bill and look forward to welcoming Discovery to Houston and righting this egregious wrong," Cornyn said in a statement. "Houston has long been the cornerstone of our nation's human space exploration program, and it's long overdue for Space City to receive the recognition it deserves by bringing Space Shuttle Discovery home."

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Security officers and store workers at Waitrose store in Notting Hill Gate watched on helplessly as their shelves were raided on Thursday evening.

The Omoda 9 SHS plug-in hybrid has a headline making range of 700 miles. We drive it on the 9-Countries launch to see if its the hybrid steal of the year.

Meghan's As Ever rosé wine has finally arrived to our offices after weeks of anticipation.

A half-full Camden Yards stood to attention for the Star-Spangled Banner ahead of a double header against the New York Mets , but were forced to listen to what some described as a 'disgrace to America'.

PC Nicola Crabbe has been nominated for the National Bravery Awards 2025 her brave action in detaining the man in Devizes, Wiltshire.

Wagner is infamous for its involvement in the invasion of Ukraine as well as carrying out military campaigns on behalf of tyrant Vladimir Putin. It's now turning its attention to recruiting in the UK

As the 'greige' (grey and beige) trend grows in the world of interiors - where homeowners opt for bland minimalism and modernism - this house keeps pace.

An investigation will commence to determine the cause of the fire

Blue Stevens, 26, died after being knifed outside the £1,650-a-night 5-star Park Tower Hotel and Casino, which is directly across the road from the famous department store in central London .

One man has been charged and two others remain under investigation after the bodies of 37 dogs were discovered at a rescue centre

Cynthia Chia was ordered to pay the five-figure sum to Idowu Ogunkanmi for both harassment and libel, bringing to an end a bitter High Court court battle.

"Toledo is on Earth, Adrian must be on Venus," remarks Russell M. , explaining "This one's from weather.gov. Note that Adrian is 28 million miles away from Toledo. Being raised in Toledo, Michigan did feel like another world sometimes, but this is something else." Even Toledo itself is a good bit distant from Toledo. Definitely a long walk.

 

"TDSTF", reports regular Michael R. from London, well distant from Toledo OH and Toledo ES.

 

Also on the bus, astounded Ivan muses "It's been a long while since I've seen a computer embedded in a piece of public infrastructure (here: a bus payment terminal) literally snow crash. They are usually better at listening to Reason..."

 

From Warsaw, Jaroslaw time travels twice. First with this entry "Busses at the bus terminus often display time left till departure, on the front display and on the screens inside. So one day I entered the bus - front display stating "Departure in 5 minutes". Inside I saw this (upper image)... After two minutes the numbers changed to the ones on the lower image. I'm pretty sure I was not sitting there for six hours..."

 

And again with an entry we dug out of the way back bin while I was looking for more bus-related items. Was it a total concidence this bus bit also came from Jaroslaw? who just wanted to know "Is bus sharing virtualised that much?" I won't apologize, any kind of bus will do when we're searching hard to match a theme.

 

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'He's useless with computers and can't even install an application' says lawyer

A Russian professional basketball player is cooling his heels in a French detention center after being arrested and accused of acting as a negotiator for a ransomware gang.…

An article headlined "Stalker, 51, who moved next door to a businesswoman he met on Hinge and imitated her life by buying the same dog and car is jailed for 20 months" (29 July 2024)...

Heartbreaking new details have emerged in Nip/Tuck star Julian McMahon's cause of death days after his shock passing aged 56.

Mother and child are trapped in a sinking car after they veer off road and fall into a ditch.